Bengaluru metro rail timings extended till midnight
Bengaluru, Dec 11: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to extend to midnight the timings of the last trains from January 1, following public demand.
The last train from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station at Majestic Interchange would leave at midnight in all the four directions, BMRCL said in a statement.
Similarly, the last trains from Mysore Road station,Baiyappanahalli station, Nagasandra and Yelachenahalli Stations would leave at 11.40 pm, 11.35 pm, 11.25 pm and 11.35 pm respectively and reach the Interchange at midnight, the release said.
There was growing demand for running the trains till midnight for the convenience of passengers working in late shifts, it said.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
